diff --git a/jstests/repl/repl6.js b/jstests/repl/repl6.js
index f4fdc9be7531e..16b80ce318819 100644
--- a/jstests/repl/repl6.js
+++ b/jstests/repl/repl6.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ var baseName = "jstests_repl6test";
 soonCount = function( m, count ) {
     assert.soon( function() { 
                 return m.getDB( baseName ).a.find().count() == count; 
-                }, "expected count: " + count + " from : " + m );    
+                }, "expected count: " + count + " from : " + m, 60 * 1000);
 }
 
 doTest = function( signal ) {
diff --git a/jstests/replsets/rollback_too_new.js b/jstests/replsets/rollback_too_new.js
index 28e17dc2db1db..d57a1907c1810 100644
--- a/jstests/replsets/rollback_too_new.js
+++ b/jstests/replsets/rollback_too_new.js
@@ -56,6 +56,6 @@ assert.soon(function() {
     catch (e) {
         return false;
     }
-}, "B failed to go FATAL");
+}, "B failed to go FATAL", 60 * 1000);
 
 replTest.stopSet();
diff --git a/jstests/replsets/rslib.js b/jstests/replsets/rslib.js
index 8b7d2ed126397..6484d1864ca59 100644
--- a/jstests/replsets/rslib.js
+++ b/jstests/replsets/rslib.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ var wait = function(f,msg) {
         if (++n == 4) {
             print("" + f);
         }
-        assert(n < 200, 'tried 200 times, giving up on ' + msg );
+        assert(n < 400, 'tried 400 times, giving up on ' + msg );
         sleep(1000);
     }
 };
diff --git a/jstests/replsets/stepdown.js b/jstests/replsets/stepdown.js
index 5a2b576bf88b4..c1bdde46fbd5e 100644
--- a/jstests/replsets/stepdown.js
+++ b/jstests/replsets/stepdown.js
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ assert.soon(function() {
     } catch (x) {
         return false;
     }
-}, 'wait for 31000 to be primary', 60000);
+}, 'wait for 31000 to be primary', 2 * 60 * 1000);
 
 master = replTest.getMaster();
 var firstMaster = master;
diff --git a/jstests/replsets/sync2.js b/jstests/replsets/sync2.js
index 5969663681a9b..4688d86cd436f 100644
--- a/jstests/replsets/sync2.js
+++ b/jstests/replsets/sync2.js
@@ -30,14 +30,14 @@ replTest.partition(4,1);
 replTest.partition(4,3);
 
 jsTestLog("Checking that ops still replicate correctly");
-var option = { writeConcern: { w: 5, wtimeout: 30000 }};
+var option = { writeConcern: { w: 5, wtimeout: 60000 }};
 assert.writeOK(master.getDB("foo").bar.insert({ x: 1 }, option));
 
 // 4 is connected to 3
 replTest.partition(4,2);
 replTest.unPartition(4,3);
 
-option = { writeConcern: { w: 5, wtimeout: 30000 }};
+option = { writeConcern: { w: 5, wtimeout: 60000 }};
 assert.writeOK(master.getDB("foo").bar.insert({ x: 1 }, option));
 
 replTest.stopSet();
diff --git a/jstests/slow1/replsets_priority1.js b/jstests/slow1/replsets_priority1.js
index e6587de99ce26..622704cc5f556 100644
--- a/jstests/slow1/replsets_priority1.js
+++ b/jstests/slow1/replsets_priority1.js
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ var checkPrimaryIs = function (node) {
         }, 15);
 
         return ok;
-    }, node.host + '==1', 60000, 1000);
+    }, node.host + '==1', 2 * 60 * 1000, 1000);
 
     everyoneOkSoon();
 };
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ for (i=0; i<n; i++) {
     assert.soon(function() {
         rs.getMaster();
         return rs.liveNodes.slaves.length == 2;
-    }, "2 slaves");
+    }, "2 slaves", 60 * 1000);
 
     print("\nreplsets_priority1.js wait for new config version " + config.version);
 
diff --git a/src/mongo/shell/replsettest.js b/src/mongo/shell/replsettest.js
index a5964d07e19ff..9dd636a521323 100644
--- a/src/mongo/shell/replsettest.js
+++ b/src/mongo/shell/replsettest.js
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ ReplSetTest.prototype.awaitSecondaryNodes = function( timeout ) {
 ReplSetTest.prototype.getMaster = function( timeout ) {
   var tries = 0;
   var sleepTime = 500;
-  var tmo = timeout || 60000;
+  var tmo = timeout ||  2 * 60 * 1000; // 2 mins
   var master = null;
 
   try {
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ ReplSetTest.prototype.initiate = function( cfg , initCmd , timeout ) {
     var config  = cfg || this.getReplSetConfig();
     var cmd     = {};
     var cmdKey  = initCmd || 'replSetInitiate';
-    var timeout = timeout || 60000;
+    var timeout = timeout || 2 * 60 * 1000; // 2 mins
     cmd[cmdKey] = config;
     printjson(cmd);
 
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ ReplSetTest.prototype.reInitiate = function(timeout) {
     var master  = this.nodes[0];
     var c = master.getDB("local")['system.replset'].findOne();
     var config  = this.getReplSetConfig();
-    var timeout = timeout || 60000;
+    var timeout = timeout || 2 * 60 * 1000; // 2 mins
     config.version = c.version + 1;
     this.initiate( config , 'replSetReconfig', timeout );
 }
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ ReplSetTest.prototype.getLastOpTimeWritten = function() {
 };
 
 ReplSetTest.prototype.awaitReplication = function(timeout) {
-    timeout = timeout || 30000;
+    timeout = timeout || 60000;
 
     this.getLastOpTimeWritten();